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Born to Rewild

Erin Shaw

Urban Scout has taken on a daunting task: to leave civilization behind without leaving his hometown of Portland, Oregon. His blog details how he is weaning himself from a monetary and food economy "destined to collapse." Most notable entries include “Apocalyptic Safe Sex,” “Elders vs. Rewilding," and “Vegans: Grain-fed Cattle!”


12-18-07

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sweet.

Submitted by Urban Scout on Wed, 12/19/2007 - 00:52.

Thanks for the link!

 

Urban Scout

"Nasty, brutish and short."

www.urbanscout.org

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ho-hum

Submitted by ecolocal on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 06:24.
The funniest thing about such sites is that many Americans will take them seriously due to a pathological inability to grok irony.
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Humor?

Submitted by Crystal Skull on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 00:11.
oh come on, eco.  don't be so dismissive.  I think the guy is for real, but recognizes that any attempt to criticize civilization, while simultaneously being a  beneficiary of it (as are all of us here in the western world), will carry with it a few contradictions.  he has fun with it.  I think it goes a little deeper than hipster irony.  hell, I would hasten to say that most of us here have our own beef with western civ, but perhaps a lot of us are a bit too humorless or pure to admit our contradictions.I'm glad that somebody is trying hard to make primitivism accessable and hip.  For too long these ideas have been confined to 'hippie' and 'crusty' ghettos.  Somebody has to clue the hipsters in.  Even if it means brewing PBR clones from foraged wild hops and grains, and giving your friends asymmetrical haircuts from sharpened rocks.Rock on, Scout.
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thanks crystal

Submitted by Urban Scout on Sat, 01/05/2008 - 01:39.

"Even if it means brewing PBR clones from foraged wild hops and grains, and giving your friends asymmetrical haircuts from sharpened rocks.Rock on, Scout."

That's a great line. It's nice to see that you "get" it. Thanks so much for posting that here. You wouldn't believe the number of fundamentalists who send me hateful e-mails on a daily basis! It's so refreshing to read your comment! Thanks again. ;-)

 

Urban Scout

"Nasty, brutish and short."

www.urbanscout.org

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No problem, scout

Submitted by Crystal Skull on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 00:12.
I was peripherally involved in the late '90's anarchist scene here in the midwest, and grew really fucking tired of the all-pervasive self righetous, self aggrandizing attitudes that characterize so many 'anarchists'.  it was, to say the least, pretty disheartening.I read your blog, 'anarchy vs. rewilding', and it was a trip down memory lane, but not in a good way.  the jensen and zerzan pieces were especially relevatory.  it sucks that you are getting so much shit for the stufff that you are doing, but I hope that the postive feedback balances it out.  those who are quickest to toss around accusations of 'douchebaggery' are perhaps the biggest douchebags."Fuck'em all!"           -Dillenger 4 
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Really real?

Submitted by ecolocal on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 21:01.

Scout:

[grievous message toned down by ecolocal]

I'm afraid your blog sucks in the same way that all other blogs written by naive, narcissistic know-it-alls with too much time in their hands suck.

Go on, tell us how you want to buy a gun, and link to some more nutty survivalist sites and gun traders. They, too, are eagerly waiting for the collapse, they can't be too bad!

To paraphrase Jello Biafra:

In a real collapse you'll be the first to go , unless you THINK.

Take a look at the culture you are embedded in and still a part of... if you really want to take part in the undoing of civilization make a start with undoing yourself first.  And no, selling yourself online doesn't count.

Go on , tell us how it is ok to drive a hummer and shake hands with CEOs as long as it is for the dismantling of civilization!

Post some more unbelievably lame photos of guys wearing "tribal" gear and sneakers, maybe you can get s sponsorship with Nike soon.

Real feral types have always been out there, and they have no time for computers and the media, let alone blogging to tell us how cool their "lifestyle" is.

Sorry for the uncivilized tone, but you asked for it! If it ain't nasty , brutish and short enough, i'm sorry but i don't really want to get banned from RS.

Down with civilization!

 

PS here's a letter someone apparently sent to "Urban Scout", as appears on the Urban Scout website. I believe Scout ought to read it again. And again. Instead of trying to make a joke out of it. There are no accusations of douchebaggery there, just plain statements of fact: Don't be a douche bag.

This isn't about any notions of ideological purity , it's about keeping it real, not in the sense that a marketing campaign is real, but grassroots real, something middle class kids who spend most of their time online polishing their images while waiting for sponsors and paypal donors may not be aware of :

 

Scout,
You and the other ‘primitivist’ bloggers are fucking douche bags. I’ll give you credit for having a sense of humor (as opposed to your bedmates Ran and Godesky), but then you err on that side. Trying to make rewilding just some new hipster shit is pathetic. You’re selling yourself and no one who will still be around in a few years will have bought it. Benefits for fucking fashion shows and dance parties? I imagine you might mean well, appealing to other hipsters or what-the-fuck ever, but you’re only making a mockery of yourself. Perhaps that’s your intent? Urban Scout is, after all, just a character right? Fucking PATHETIC. The rantings, daily affairs, and love life of a fringe blogger do not constitute a primitivist site. The sooner you realize that the better off we’ll be when the hype fades and y’all stop trying to co-opt valid shit.
For wildness and ANARCHY(author's name not given)

 

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Yaaaawn.

Submitted by Urban Scout on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 21:23.

Zzzzz.. Zzzzz. Snuff snort! ...Zzzzzz... Zzzzzz....

 

Urban Scout

"Nasty, brutish and short."

www.urbanscout.org